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in Jarrow Colliery near Newcastle
453–455 represent a fossil Lepidodendron, 49 feet long, found in Jarrow Colliery, near Newcastle, lying in shale parallel to the planes of stratification.
— from The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

in James City nigh New
Later I larns dat most o' de reffes [2] is put in James City, nigh New Bern, but dar am a pretty good crowd on Roanoke.
— from Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by United States. Work Projects Administration

interview Jimmy Crocker No no
To help interview Jimmy Crocker?" "No, no.
— from Piccadilly Jim by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

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